Lake County
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Daily Herald opinion: Illinois’ back-to-school tax break may be prompted by politics, but it will help families as wellAug 06, 2026 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: Regardless of motive, the state’s sales tax holiday should help parents with mounting bills get their kids set for school.
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‘Reckless and dangerous’: Suit filed in deadly Fox River boat crashAug 05, 2026 7:48 pm - A Lisle man was intoxicated and driving “in a reckless and dangerous manner” July 25 when he caused a Fox River boat crash that took the life of a former U.S. Marine from Des Plaines, according to a wrongful-death lawsuit filed Wednesday.
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‘She was proud to wear the badge’: Stevenson High School grad and South Carolina sheriff’s deputy rememberedAug 05, 2026 3:24 pm - Funeral services were held Wednesday for Stevenson High School graduate Jillian Olson, a 29-year-old sheriff’s deputy in South Carolina who died during an underwater training session last week on Lake Murray.
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Man sentenced to 22 years in pimping of teen girlAug 05, 2026 12:34 pm - A Wonder Lake man has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for his part in the sex trafficking of a teenage girl, according to Lake County authorities.
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Cook County-area business owners share their approach to PTOAug 05, 2026 12:30 pm - According to a recent survey from the Society for Human Resource Management, more than 80% of workers said that “paid leave” is either an extremely important or very important benefit they expect from their employer, ranking just below health insurance and retirement benefits.
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National championship has Stevenson’s Grossenbach making waves in USA SwimmingAug 05, 2026 10:00 am - Louisville swimming commit Aria Grossenbach, an incoming senior at Stevenson, set an Illinois age-group record and qualified for her first international event for USA Swimming at the 2026 Toyota National Championships.
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Daily Herald opinion: The Catlow’s restoration is a win for the entire communityAug 04, 2026 8:38 pm - Daily Herald opinion: Next May, the Catlow Theater will celebrate its 100th birthday. That's a milestone worth recognizing, but what's happening inside the theater today may be even more exciting. Little by little, the Catlow is coming back to life.
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National Night Out events draw crowds throughout the suburbsAug 04, 2026 7:00 pm - Communities throughout the suburbs hosted National Night Out events Tuesday. The community-building campaign promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie.
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Buffalo Grove honors five who care about communityAug 04, 2026 5:22 pm - Buffalo Grove cast a wide net in choosing the five honorees for its Caring Community Program.
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Barrington’s Scotty Miller tries to find another winning QB connection with BearsAug 04, 2026 4:55 pm - Barrington native Scotty Miller became an NFL celebrity during Tampa Bay’s Super Bowl run in 2020. Now he’s trying to keep his career rolling with the Bears.